A food chain is an important part of the ecosystem. The food chain is important because it has all the factors that provide energy for another factor. The food chain has a top and a bottom. The sun is at the very top because the sun provides energy for the grass which provides energy for animals, and so on. There are other things in the food chain that are just as important. For example humans are important, but they are at the very end because if you really look at it we pretty much eat everything.Below I have posted pictures,food chains, and websites to learn more about food chains.

Food Chain

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Chain Reaction - from EcoKids interactive game where you build a food chain
Create a Food - Chain - K-2nd food chain activity
Diagram of a Food Chain
Difference Between a Food Chain and Food Web - information and pictures

Fish Food - interactive game
The Food Chain - from PlanetPals includes basic information and chart
The Food Chain - Thinkquest describes main parts of food chain
The Food Chain - food chain quizzes
Food Chain and Food Web - basic information
The Food Chain and Food Web - information and links about the food chain
Food Chain and Webs - information and food chain pyramid
Food Chain Gizmo - food chain simulator
Food Chain in the Desert Biome - diagram
Food Web in a Pond Environment - diagram
Food Chain in the Temperate Rain Forest Biome - diagram
Food Chain in the Tropical Rain Forest Biome - diagram
Food Chain in the Tundra Biome - diagram
The Food Chain on the Sea and on the Land basic information from Kidport Reference Library
Food Chain PowerPoint presentation -basic information including producers, consumers and decomposers presented as a PowerPoint
Food Chain Quiz - for 4th graders
Food Chain vs Food Web - informational site
Food Chain Webquest - webquest on food chain
Food Chains - by the BBC includes interactive video, worksheet, test and fact sheet - great for primary students
Food Chains - interactive site explains parts of food chain, and has activities in which student creates food chains in different biomes
Food Chains - basic intermediate level information
Food Chains - Prey and Predators - information and activities
Food Puzzle Chain - interactive activity fill in the blank in the food chain
Food Web - basic information about food web
A Food Web in a Salt Marsh - diagram
Food Web Poem
Fun With Food Webs - from Harcourt School Publishers drop and drag interactive food chain activity for three biomes
Interesting Facts About Food Chain - basic introduction and diagrams
The Living Eden- food chain information by PBS
The Marine Food Chain - information and diagram
Mrs. Christensen's Food Chain Gangs - webquest
The Ocean's Food Web - diagram
Quick Flicks - Food Chain - Brain Pop movie on National Geographic site that allows free usage
Rags to Riches - interactive game about food chain designed for 4th grade
Web of Life - site by Kids Planet interactive information site for primary studen
Webquest Investigating Food Chains in Animal and Plant Communities - webquest on food chain for 4th graders
Food Chain Quiz
Food Chain Simulation
Food Chain



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Note I found this food chain at http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/food_chain/default.htm

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By:Brieanne Gonzalez